Workers' Compensation News
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Worker's Misrepresentations on Income Result in Forfeiture of Right to Benefits | 03/07/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for additional benefits based on his commission of fraud. Case: ...Read More | |||
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Court Overturns Denial of Worker's Occupational Pneumoconiosis Claim | 03/07/2025 | |
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| State: WV | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals ruled that further proceedings were necessary to determine which of a worker’s prior employers was potentially liable for his occupational pneumoconiosis claim. ...Read More | |||
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Bill Proposes Adding QR Codes to Insurance Certificates | 03/07/2025 | |
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| State: MN | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A Minnesota lawmaker introduced legislation that would require adding a code to insurance certificates that could be scanned to verify workers' compensation coverage. ...Read More | |||
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House Passes Bill to Modify Benefit Schedule | 03/07/2025 | |
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| State: WA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| The Washington State House of Representatives passed a bill that would revise the schedule of permanent total disability and temporary total disability benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Summary Judgment Appropriate for Worker Who Fell From Ladder | 03/07/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld a grant of summary judgment on a worker’s Labor Law claim for his fall from a ladder. Case:...Read More | |||
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Bill Amended to Apply Multiple Presumptions to Airport Firefighters | 03/06/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 1 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A California lawmaker recently amended a bill to propose adding firefighters at airports and other federal facilities to seven different presumptions covering everything from hernias to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections. ...Read More | |||
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Worker's Mother Not Entitled to Increase in Dependency Benefits | 03/06/2025 | |
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| State: OH | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| An Ohio appellate court upheld a finding that a worker’s mother was not entitled to an increased award of death benefits based on her partial dependency on her son. ...Read More | |||
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Labor Law Defendant Not Entitled to Summary Judgment | 03/06/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court upheld the denial of summary judgment for a defendant seeking dismissal of the Labor Law and product liability claims against it. ...Read More | |||
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Senate Confirms Heather Jordan as WCA Director | 03/06/2025 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Employer | |||
| The New Mexico Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Heather Jordan as director for the Workers' Compensation Administration. ...Read More | |||
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Judge Errs in Excluding Doctor's Affidavit From Evidence | 03/06/2025 | |
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| State: LA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Vendor | |||
| A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a judge erred in excluding a doctor’s affidavit from evidence and then granting summary judgment dismissing a worker’s claim for additional benefits. ...Read More | |||
